--- title: The third was slower in coming, so Niels called out to him: “Be quic… — The Crimson Fairy Book · tree and pragmatics description: The third was slower in coming, so Niels called out to him: “Be quick,” he said, “you are surely the oldest of the three, since you are so slow in your movements, but I can’t wait here long; I must get back to my own people as soon as possible.” Who acts: third, Niels, you, your. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (third, Niels, you, your), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg2435:30:58 # text = The third was slower in coming, so Niels called out to him: “Be quick,” he said, “you are surely the oldest of the three, since you are so slow in your movements, but I can’t wait here long; I must get back to my own people as soon as possible.” 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 slower slow ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 21 ccomp _ _ 5 in in SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 6 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 Niels Niels PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 11 out out ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 15 “ " PUNCT `` _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 Be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 17 cop _ _ 17 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ” " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 22 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 23 “ " PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 24 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 25 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 cop _ _ 26 surely surely ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 oldest old ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 21 ccomp _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 28 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 since since SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 34 you you PRON PRP Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 36 so so ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 slow slow ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 conj _ _ 38 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 movements movement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 but but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 43 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 44 ca can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 45 n’t not PART RB Polarity=Neg 46 advmod _ _ 46 wait wait VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 conj _ _ 47 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 46 advmod _ _ 48 long long ADV RB Degree=Pos 46 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 49 ; ; PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 50 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 ccomp _ _ 53 back back ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 54 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 56 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 57 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 obl _ _ 58 as as ADV RB _ 59 advmod _ _ 59 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 52 advmod _ _ 60 as as SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 61 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 59 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 62 . . PUNCT . _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 63 ” " PUNCT '' _ 52 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the third | | | | | slow *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | gerund | the third *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | participle · passive | | Niels | strong | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to he=Recipient | | 4 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | the third *not said here* | | | | | quick *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Niels | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | | | of the three; old, surely *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you | | | your movements | | slow *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **not** **wait** *in a quote* | can | Niels | | | here | | long *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **get back** *in a quote* | must | Niels | | | | | soon *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | | 10 | **move** *in a quote* | | your | | | | | | nom movement «act transitive»: poss=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «The Crimson Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang, Project Gutenberg book 2435 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 57](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/30/57/) - next →: [sentence 59](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/30/59/) - ↑ back to [The Crimson Fairy Book, part 30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2435/30/)